Interview With Oriana Skylar Mastro | Upstart Strategy: How China Competes Differently With the U.S.

In this interview, Dr. Oriana Skylar Mastro (Stanford), author of Upstart: How China Became a Great Power (Oxford University Press, 2024), expands on her October 2024 talk in the Critical Issues Confronting China series at the Fairbank Center by sharing her views on why China’s entrepreneurial approach to building global power has worked; the importance of understanding China’s perspective in making smart policy; and why using force against Taiwan would be a risky move.